Popepocalypse: Dr. Gridlock Is There for You

Prepare your bodies for the Thunderdome. That is the new law.

The Bishop of Rome will descend on Washington D.C. tomorrow, flanked by buses from every Catholic school in Maryland and hordes of the pious, and John Boehner isn’t the only one wringing his hands.

For weeks, D.C. residents have been warned of the impending chaos that will be caused by the road closures, the Metro traffic and the cancelled or rerouted Metrobuses, forcing commuters into a crucible of traffic hell. Indeed, Pope Francis doesn’t arrive until tomorrow and already commuters are reporting longer than usual travel times.

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